IN the News: "1,128 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in MA"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin: 

"The state Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,128 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 146,023.

The number of newly-reported COVID-19 cases is the highest the state has seen since May 16, when the DPH reported an additional 1,512 confirmed coronavirus cases.

The daily positivity rate — the rate of new cases diagnosed among those newly tested — is 5.88%.

State health officials also confirmed eight new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state’s confirmed coronavirus death toll to 9,616."

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Detail reports from the COVID-19 page for the State of MA

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting